Musings at Altitude

I must admit, time and distance bring sanity! Now that I got one good night’s sleep, I realize I have some serious kissing up to do.  So I’m on a quest.  I need that perfect gift…that special something that shows how much I love my wife even with all the heat inducing, polar ice cap […]

I give up.  Seriously.  I give up. I flew all the way to Alaska yesterday, which must be 2,500 miles from my home in Colorado Springs.  As I watched from the plane and saw the final range of mountains flow out below me before landing in Anchorage, I smiled in knowing that for these few […]

 I heard a story several weeks ago about the new war on illegal drug labs, where law enforcement officials are using infrared imaging to look for those “hot spots” and then marking those as potential prime areas for illegal activities.  So today, I quickly did a google search and I came up with this: Thermal […]

This weekend, we replaced a couple of aging kitchen counter appliances – our coffee pot (which just quit working) and our toaster oven (which should have quit working).  I noticed something very important as we were pulling the new stuff out of their boxes and putting them on the counter. The toaster oven: came with […]

I’ve watched Denise long enough now to know that I need to offer her some advice and even find her some remedies, so today I went to WebMD.  I figured I’d quit looking for a quick fix to such a sophisticated problem and go right to the experts.  When the sight came up under the category […]

I’ve received text messages, calls, and emails from all over the country asking things like: Are you nuts? Are you still alive? Do you watch what you drink and eat at home now? Is your life insurance up to date? Do you have a will? Are you trying to anger it? And so many more!  […]

It’s in the mid 30’s this morning, but beautiful.  Spectacularly beautiful! I can remember only a few mornings where I moved as fast as I did this morning from the comfort, warmth, and security of the fetal position to the warmth of the shower, and then the shivers and chills of the post shower towel […]

Last night, it was 35 degrees here at our house and we slept with both windows next to the bed open.  My wife slept comfortably with only a sheet covering her feet, while I was in a tight fetal position under the comforter.  The sleeping isn’t so bad, but I can tell you first hand […]

As companies struggle with the oppressive weight of the burdens in this economic downturn, many of them are losing what may be one of the most important catalysts for growth – curiosity. Many have quit reacting to those curious opportunities that don’t have a completely clear path to revenue and income, and instead they are hunkered […]

I was very fortunate on Friday and Saturday to be part of a senior leadership meeting for a $70M firm that has faced a dramatic decline in revenue and personnel because of the collapse of the land development market in this country.  For those two days, we didn’t focus on the woes of the business, […]